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Buy cheap online at Alibaba About Alibaba.com Alibaba.com Limited (HKSE: 1688.HK) is the global leader in business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce and the flagship company of Alibaba Group. Founded in 1999, Alibaba.com makes it easy for millions of buyers and suppliers around the world to do business online through three marketplaces: a global trade marketplace (www.alibaba.com) for importers and exporters, a Chinese marketplace (www.alibaba.com.cn) for domestic trade in China, and, through an associated company, a Japanese marketplace (www.alibaba.co.jp) facilitating trade to and from Japan. Together, its marketplaces form a community of more than 42 million registered users from more than 240 countries and regions. Alibaba.com also offers business management software solutions targeting small businesses across China under the "Alisoft" brand. Founded in Hangzhou, China, Alibaba.com has offices in more than 50 cities across Greater China, Japan, Korea, Europe and the United States. History & Milestones Jack Ma, a former English teacher from Hangzhou, started Alibaba.com with 17 other founders in 1999 as a trading platform for small and medium manufacturers to sell their wares. Since then Alibaba.com has grown into the premier online marketplace for small and medium-size companies around the world to identify potential trading partners and interact with each other to conduct business online. Alibaba.com completed its US$1.7 billion initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in November 2007, the biggest Internet IPO since Google's 2004 offering on the NASDAQ. June 1999 Established Alibaba Group. October 2000 Launched the Gold Supplier membership to serve exporters in mainland China. August 2001 Launched the International TrustPass membership to serve exporters outside mainland China. March 2002 Launched the China TrustPass membership to serve SMEs engaging in domestic China trade. July 2002 Launched keyword ranking services on our international marketplace. November 2003 Launched the TradeManager instant messaging software to enable users to communicate in real time on our marketplaces. September 2004 Established Ali-Institute to offer customer training and higher-education e-commerce certification in China. March 2005 Launched keyword ranking services on our China marketplace. March 2007 Launched branded advertisements on our China marketplace. April 2007 Introduced the Gold Supplier membership to Hong Kong. September 2007 Launched premium placement display on our China marketplace. October 2007 Launched an SME financing scheme in collaboration with leading banks in China. November 2007 Successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. December 2007 Re-launched our upgraded Alibaba Japan marketplace. March 2008 Became a constituent stock of Hang Seng Composite Index Series and Hang Seng Freefloat Index Series. April 2008 Launched Winport to help SMEs build their own presence on our China marketplace. May 2008 Formed an associated company, Alibaba Japan, with Softbank to take over the operation of the Japanese marketplace. June 2008 Launched the China TrustPass for Individuals membership to serve entrepreneurs engaging in domestic China trade. July 2008 Introduced the Gold Supplier membership to Taiwan. August 2008 Launched the Export-to-China service to help SMEs sell direct to China. November 2008 Launched an entry-level membership package, the Gold Supplier Starter Pack, on our international marketplace. March 2009 Launched Ali-ADvanceTM, a pay-for-performance based keyword bidding system, on our China marketplace. July 2009 Launched Gold Supplier International Edition to serve suppliers outside of Greater China. Upgraded Ali-Institute to be a new business unit to better cultivate e-commerce talent for SMEs. August 2009 Acquired the Business Management Software division of Alisoft to further the goal of transforming from "Meet at Alibaba" to "Work at Alibaba."